Belarusian KGB activity in Lithuania at ‘historical high’ – intelligence
Lithuania is currently observing an unprecedented level of activity from Belarusian KGB, Darius Jauniškis, head of the State Security Department (VSD), has said.
“We see intensified activity, specifically from the Belarusian KGB, which is actually at a historical high; it has never been this intense before,” he told LRT RADIO on Sunday.
According to Jauniškis, some members of the sizable Belarusian diaspora in Lithuania raise certain concerns for the intelligence body.
“Let’s not forget that we have a very large Belarusian diaspora here. Individuals come here and, in fact, raise certain counter-intelligence issues,” he said.
The spreading of Russian propaganda is also intensifying in Lithuania, he added.
“Russia slowed down this activity, probably when it started the war in Ukraine because they expected a very easy victory and got stuck there, but now, we feel a certain intensification,” Jauniškis said.
According to him, however, there is no information indicating that Russian or Belarusian services are attempting to recruit Lithuanian public officials, civil servants, or politicians.
The VSD director said that the recent intensification of hoax bomb threats targeting schools and other places in Lithuania is part of information attacks by hostile forces.
“As to all these threats to blow up schools, certain institutions, a hydro power plant, or airports, […] these are information operations designed to create confusion in our minds, turn us against each other, and make us live in a state of uncertainty all the time,” he said.